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Post 19 Jr. finish high; Seniors in semifinal

From Staff Reports

NASHVILLE — Columbia Post 19 Juniors (17 and under) reached the top dozen of the 38-team Sandlotter World 18U Tounament this week.

Columbia split a pair of three-run games on Wednesday and advanced to the top 20 teams with a pivotal victory Friday, then won their first game in playoff round action Saturday before being eliminated 10-4 by the Middle Tennessee Outlaws.

Columbia (38-3-1) posted a 6-2 victory over the Muzino Pride Black of Massachusetts in Saturday’s opener as Alex McKelvy pitched a complete game. McKelvy fanned three, walked just one and scattered eight hits.

Mt. Juliet 6, Columbia 3: Post 281 had eight hits to five for Columbia, who used three pitchers.

Wright delivered two doubles and had an RBI while Logan Hill also pounded a two-bagger for Post 19. Owen (run) and Sockwell (RBI, run) also had a hit, while Rochelle scored a run.

Jeff Logsdon, William Fly and Gilbert all saw pitching duty.

Columbia 7, Shoetiques 4: Post 19 had just five hits compared to six for the Shoetiques as David Looney pitched the distance to earn the pitching win. Looney walked four and had three strikeouts.

Sockwell (double, two RBI) had two hits to pace the Columbia offense.

Adding one hit each were Wright (run), Norwood (run) and McKelvy (run, RBI). Gage Holcomb and Rochelle scored one run each and Kevin Caruso had an RBI.

POST 19 SENIORS

Tupelo (Miss.) Post 41 Tournament

Columbia advances to semis: Columbia earned a spot in Sunday’s semifinal round with a 12-1 win Saturday over the Mississippi Braves. Post 19 entered the game having to win by eight runs or more to win a tiebreaker to qualify for the semifinals.

Hayden Stone took care of the pitching, going the distance without allowing an earned run. The Brave managed just two hits off Stone and eight batters win down on strikes.

Ryan Bell blasted his first home run of the season for Post 19, while teammates Bryce Baker and Bryan Smith had two hits apiece.

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